Might Jeremy Brown have a future in Oakland? Old Brownie might never sell 501's but he could very well hit his backside into a pair of "easy fit" khakis and eventually the Green and Gold.

Typically, I like following draft picks of baseball teams....especially the A's. I suppose that's why I found Moneyball so intriguing. It was fascinating to get the sense of being in the draft room and be given the opportunity to see the draft process at work.

Jeremy Brown has been one guy I've followed closely. Brownie is in Midland and is currently having somewhat of a renaissance to his baseball career. Last night he hit the game winning homerun in the 10th-he's 4th homer of the year. So far in '05:

gm ab hit 2b 3b hr rbi tb bb so  obp  slg  avg
32 102 27  6  1  4  18 47 17 22 .397 .491 .265  

I encourage you to watch for Jeremy's progress and cheer that he makes it to "The Show". Some reports have his defense as being weak, so he may be moved to DH/1st. Time will tell if he makes it.

One other note of interest from Midland. Andre Ethier looks like a stud. Either caught my eye during ST. He might surpass Swisher as the best OF prospect coming out of Oakland's minor league system since probably Canseco.

Do you have a specific minor league player you follow?